Incomplete Democracy

Political Democratization in Chile and Latin America

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by Manuel Antonio Garreton,

Translated by R. Kelly Washbourne and Gregory Horvath

University of North Carolina Press

Due/Published October 2003, 240 pages, paper

ISBN 0807854832

One of Latin America's leading sociologists, Manuel Antonio Garretón explores contemporary challenges to democratization in Latin America in this work originally published in Spanish in 1995. He pays particular attention to the example of Chile, analyzing the country's return to democracy and its hopes for continued prosperity following the 1973 coup that overthrew democratically elected president Salvador Allende.

Garret&oactue;n contends that the period of democratic crisis and authoritarian rule that characterized much of Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s was symptomatic of a larger breakdown in the way society and government worked. A new era emerged in Chile at the end of the twentieth century, Garretón argues--an era that partakes of the great changes afoot in the larger world. This edition updates Garretón's analysis of developments in Chile, considering the administration of current president Ricardo Lagos. The author concludes with an exploration of future prospects for democracy in Latin America.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction 

Part I. Latin America between Two Eras
Chapter 1. Analytical Orientations and the Latin American Probl&233;matique
Chapter 2. Social Change and the Reconstruction of Politics
Chapter 3. Democracy and Democratization: Concepts and Processes
Chapter 4. The Transformation of the State and Social Policies
Chapter 5. Social Policies and Equality
Chapter 6. Political Parties and the Crisis of Representation
Chapter 7. Civil Society, Social Movements, and Democratization
Chapter 8. Changes in Latin American Political Culture 

Part II. Crisis and Democratic Recovery in Chile
Chapter 9. Democratic Crisis and Military Coup: Thirty Years Later
Chapter 10. Political Opposition and the Struggle for Democracy under the Military Regime
Chapter 11. Evaluation of and Prospects for Chilean Political Democratization 

Epilogue: What Future for Politics in Chile and Latin America?
Notes
Index